Galway rescue: Father of teen feared the worst as pair were missing overnight

Johnny and Deirdre Glynn pictured after their 17-year-old daughter Ellen was rescued yesterday after spending the night in rough sea. Picture: Hany Marzouk

The father of one of the young women rescued at sea on Thursday has told of the horrific night he and his family experienced when the two cousins were missing.

Johnny Glynn, father of Ellen, 17, told Newstalk Breakfast that he had feared the worst by Thursday morning when the women had been missing almost 12 hours.